# Games like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

> The closest matches to Kathy Rain: Director's Cut: Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer, The Roottrees are Dead, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, and Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
2. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Shares point and click exploration and puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
3. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Shares puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
4. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — A frequent pick in Kathy Rain: Director's Cut players' libraries, and another Indie. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
5. [Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition](https://imho.run/games/262000/gabriel-knight-sins-of-the-fathers-20th-anniversary-edition) — Shares point and click exploration with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 591 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262000/)
6. [Syberia: The World Before](https://imho.run/games/1410640/syberia-the-world-before) — A frequent pick in Kathy Rain: Director's Cut players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,267 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410640/)
7. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — Also Detective, like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
8. [Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor](https://imho.run/games/31830/nancy-drew-curse-of-blackmoor-manor) — Also Detective and 1990's, like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 363 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31830/)
9. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Shares puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
10. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
11. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
12. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Also Emotional, like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
13. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — Also Detective, like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
14. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Shares puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
15. [Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn](https://imho.run/games/2859200/alex-hill-whispers-at-white-oak-inn) — Shares puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 349 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2859200/)
16. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Also Investigation and 1990's, like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
17. [Blackwell Deception](https://imho.run/games/80360/blackwell-deception) — Also Detective, like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 378 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80360/)
18. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Also 1990's, like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
19. [Tales of the Neon Sea](https://imho.run/games/828740/tales-of-the-neon-sea) — Shares puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 387 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/828740/)
20. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — Shares puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
21. [Old Skies](https://imho.run/games/1346360/old-skies) — Shares inventory based interaction with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 799 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346360/)
22. [Elroy and the Aliens](https://imho.run/games/1082190/elroy-and-the-aliens) — Also Investigation, like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 273 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/)
23. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Shares puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
24. [Detective Grimoire](https://imho.run/games/272600/detective-grimoire) — Shares puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. 1,520 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/272600/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1395030&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1395030&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1395030&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1395030
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1395030
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1395030
- **Developer:** Clifftop Games
- **Publisher:** Raw Fury
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 26, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 87
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1395030/kathy-rain-director-s-cut)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1395030&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395030/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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